I’m transferring to an Average college.

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    3 hours ago

    I can’t speak for other professions, and it might help that there’s more demand than supply for nurses in most places, but nobody in hiring has ever seemed to care what school I went to. I went to a small private school, and I passed the same certification exam and have the same professional license as anyone who went to an ivy league school or a state school. 🤷

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    11 hours ago

    I went to a smaller university, which is somehow worse that University of [State]. Maybe Ivy League vs not matters to some boy’s clubs, but honestly it’s not the piece of paper that matters, it’s how you use your time during your education.

    I’m not going to say I’m a paragon saint of schooling, I hardly went to a lot of my classes and I cheesed through my calc class by just using Patrick JMT on YouTube to understand how to do my homework. BUT I did pay attention in my main courses and applied for tons of internships when I had enough knowledge under my belt. After my first internship ended, I was personally recommended by my prof for two more, and he tried to hook me up with a job after I got my degree.

    A little effort goes a long way. And being honest about your abilities goes a long way, too. Saying hey prof, I just can’t understand this concept, can I come over during office hours will get you plenty of points in their favor typically.

    So, yea, tl;Dr it’s not the school you go to, it’s how you use it.

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    18 hours ago

    Personally know ppl who went to hard school and have same job and pay as those from party schools. Pick a school based on the factors within the time you are at the school. Afterwards at least in my experience unless you went to ultra prestigious school no one cares in job market.

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      16 hours ago

      i know the party schools near me, but if you go to one half way across the country I’ve never heard of it and so I can’t judge you.

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    18 hours ago

    Assuming you get value from the money you are spending.

    No lack of people who have degrees and do work in completely unrelated fields.

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    14 hours ago

    Who says college is better than no college?

    What are your metrics?

    Your questions are all binaries:simplistic, juvenile.

    Like your question about dating and race: simplistic, bigoted and racist.

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    16 hours ago

    That if assumes something wrong. Some degrees will make you worth a lot more - doctors and ingineers skew the averages. Pick a degree in history or teaching and odds compare to someone who became a plumber without college and things can be different. History can still be better - but only because who you know matters and you can meet the right person - but odds are you won’t